Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-14


dollars his mouth was full of doctrine
Dollars and doctrine; the union of this
world and the next: salvation and invest
ments: the thing is not unknown on this
side of the Atlantic. Both father and
mother being perfectly satisfied with them
selves ardently desired that their only son
should follow in their steps and strike out a
line of trade for himself: or. failing this
because the great and glorious gift of dol
lar-snatching is not granted to everyone
they prayed that he might become a lawyer
and a politician. and So, presently. be elected
mayor of his own city. governor of his own
state. and perhaps--who inows.-president
Of the United States.
Where did the boy get that face
Perhaps-the middle classes preserve no
gonealoges-in some far oil generation this
American youth hal some Italian woman
for great grandmother: or some passion
ate Andalusian or some wild gipsv-pcr-
haps n ProvCncalc-tromw whom he derry ed
those clear and delicate features. those black
eyes which were soft and luStroUS and
charged with all poetic qualities. such ms
tenderness, sympathy, wonder, insight, and
constituencies. The lads figure was slender
and tall In the mobile lip>. in the pose
of the head in the long thin fingers. one
could read temperament more nervous
than that generally found even among his
comtlNmeu. Whittier this nervousness
will lead the American one knows not.
Perhaps in the amal4am of the future,
when all the nations oi the world have con
uibuted some part To- the construction of
the American. the ncrvou, temperament
viii bc modified. But how if it Ice iutcnsi-
fed2 Whittier, however, this highly strung
Organization lead, the present generation one
may readily observe. For of some it makes
splendid orators; of some, the most eloquent
preachers: of some. fiery part>ans; of some
ferNid martyrs. of somc the most ingenious
inventors of some the most crafty rogues'
of some, imposters of the very highest order;
on all it bestoWs qualities in the superlatve
You shall learn. presently. whittier this
sensitive and nervous organization brought
this Young man. Never since the day-top
short day-of Absalom, was there SO
sweet a youth. Like Abaeom, bu- in this
respect only-becauSc in thinking Of Absa-
Ion one always thinks Of a beau sahrcur
the boy Wore his hair long 1t was part
ed at the side. and rolled over his white
temples with natural culNa. which, in the
days Of the gallant D'Orsav. was achieved.
where it was not natural, by the aid of sci
cncc bears grease. and fragrant pomade.
1t seemed natural that he should wear long
Half; IL II was an aHecl"tioh 1t was ms ohly
one because ms dltSN was Iul'e pam an"
even Fus'I'' WhiIe MS p""'H ""ui" nave at
tlacted considerable attention in the fash
Iunahle quarters of New York.
Don't try to set me against it, he
said. oh. Bethiah. | never wanted so
much sympathy as now anu il you reiu'e
TO stan" ny me mere VIII pe no one
HNer|po"y Is against me
am NOT against YOU AiPh' You
ou-li' 10 Nilo" tna''
met your laVier, I"S' now ana ne
''opl"" /" Ieai me a lecture "pou' lhe sue
ways an" Ilie ullstlo ways NelI' tIltre
nave "V'h pUItN "l me" N"o haNt tIIe''
'hlN way ana lalle"' NlloW ih"l very
N'i'' buC IL were 10 ial-i Hit'h ,
i"'I' 'no"Sh-t 'houl' .e h"ppIer IMAM il
never hau urea at aH ..
GU ""Ne ''Ii your iu''lel anu III '''i'''
est was IKE nav mig looth out
tl fathtr nave TWO tet'h OUT IMAM :"
tni""5" II a-"'"' '"' was pou''' !" t'i'
jhelh' Ana now IL over amt -hethlan
ION Try 10 "ISut "E"li'SU IT.,
Won't Hlph' but-oi-H you were
""'H sure 'i'"' 1t was lhe "l'esu anu '"e
pe't 'i,'iH' 'oult you n't "ait year OF
athi'N' IleriIy Su''cNN-'oul" you NOT
Ju9, '"' " i,'''' N'nie' "U "i"' our !"'"'r
WISHc>' 7Ile a"'ue' 'le luSu WORDS WIN h"
i''l' i'pSla''"li' from WIG" ""S ''''r
Uh'' thr l'''"Ih" WISHES were ''"'lS us
t"''ri'' even 10 nTr'e'i'
measure ''h'" anu WIZ" ''' ""' y"
NO cannot Il" IT,
DIV ne ""'r"' I" make N"" i""H'f II
A"" IKE.
u"'e law
Ih'h yo" might be d'''oi--"r a Nun
l,trf-tlihN nl heilS minister Hph
WY you hiISht rut your poetry INT" your
sermons ana make us olI cry
N"--ho-i must Ne poet ana an 'u-
thor' u" NOT Try I" uiSNlIade me, bethlnh'
IT. is my dcSt my lie looked grand,
inns young Ap"llo-aS ne railihed ms mana
mo ms Wale'coat ana 7t"od upright me
breeze gently l'lthE ms long I"'kS' MY
destiny cans n'e--h man must lace MS "es-
tihH
. ~ an hlbllcal heroes, HlPhlOn' ION ol
'a'', IS one oI tlie ieasI feillarkabie' lie Is